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Details emerge about child-sex case

Published: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 12:59 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 12:59 p.m.

Four boys between the ages of 10 and 13 were "made" by a male chaperone at a youth church camp to strip nude during card games and "display their genitalia" last month at Fort Caswell on Oak Island, warrants revealed Thursday.

Clyde Wesley Way, 68, is being held in the Stanly County jail on 12 Brunswick County warrants charging him with 16 counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, four counts of indecent liberties with a child and four counts of employing or permitting a minor to assist in offenses against public morality and decency.

According to the Stanly County Sheriff's Office, Way was arrested at 9:54 p.m. Wednesday at his home on Kirk Avenue in Albemarle. His bail is set at $350,000.

The sexual exploitation warrants allege that between June 24-29, Way made four juveniles in his charge "play strip poker and strip war with him and when they were completely nude they were required to stand up and display their genitalia for a live performance."

On the charges of indecent liberties, it is alleged that "lewd and lascivious acts" were committed on the boys.

Brunswick County sheriff's spokeswoman Emily Flax said the allegations came to light when the boys reported the behavior to their parents, the parents contacted their church, and the church called the Stanly County Sheriff's Office. On Friday, Stanly County contacted Brunswick County because the offenses happened in that jurisdiction.

Flax said the victims all live in Stanly County.

Way is listed as a member of the Richfield Baptist Church and is named as a chaperone for the Caswell Beach Retreat on that church's Facebook page. Calls to Richfield Pastor Brian Miller were not immediately returned.

On Way's own Facebook page, he wrote on June 24 he would be attending Camp Caswell as a chaperone "with the youth from Bethlehem Baptist." Attempts to contact someone at Bethlehem Baptist were unsuccessful. On June 29 he posted that he had just gotten home from chaperoning the Bethlehem youth and "will now start getting everything ready to head back to Caswell with the Richfield Youth."

An online listing shows that Way was once a youth pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Glen Burnie, Md.. A message left for the pastor was not immediately returned.

<p>Four boys between the ages of 10 and 13 were "made" by a male chaperone at a youth church camp to strip nude during card games and "display their genitalia" last month at Fort Caswell on Oak Island, warrants revealed Thursday. </p><p>Clyde Wesley Way, 68, is being held in the Stanly County jail on 12 Brunswick County warrants charging him with 16 counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, four counts of indecent liberties with a child and four counts of employing or permitting a minor to assist in offenses against public morality and decency.</p><p>According to the Stanly County Sheriff's Office, Way was arrested at 9:54 p.m. Wednesday at his home on Kirk Avenue in Albemarle. His bail is set at $350,000. </p><p>The sexual exploitation warrants allege that between June 24-29, Way made four juveniles in his charge "play strip poker and strip war with him and when they were completely nude they were required to stand up and display their genitalia for a live performance."</p><p>On the charges of indecent liberties, it is alleged that "lewd and lascivious acts" were committed on the boys. </p><p>Brunswick County sheriff's spokeswoman Emily Flax said the allegations came to light when the boys reported the behavior to their parents, the parents contacted their church, and the church called the Stanly County Sheriff's Office. On Friday, Stanly County contacted Brunswick County because the offenses happened in that jurisdiction. </p><p>Flax said the victims all live in Stanly County. </p><p>Way is listed as a member of the Richfield Baptist Church and is named as a chaperone for the Caswell Beach Retreat on that church's <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/facebook"><b>Facebook</b></a> page. Calls to Richfield Pastor Brian Miller were not immediately returned. </p><p>On Way's own Facebook page, he wrote on June 24 he would be attending Camp Caswell as a chaperone "with the youth from Bethlehem Baptist." Attempts to contact someone at Bethlehem Baptist were unsuccessful. On June 29 he posted that he had just gotten home from chaperoning the Bethlehem youth and "will now start getting everything ready to head back to Caswell with the Richfield Youth." </p><p>An online listing shows that Way was once a youth pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Glen Burnie, Md.. A message left for the pastor was not immediately returned.</p><p>F.T. Norton: 343-2070</p><p><a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/news41"><b>Twitter</b></a>: @FTNorton</p>